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Amara Mann, 2, and her sister Emery, 9, celebrate the summer solstice -- the official start of the summer and the day with the longest period of sunlight -- by taking a dip in the William Mulholland memorial fountain in Los Feliz.

Amara Mann, 2, and her sister Emery, 9, celebrate the summer solstice -- the official start of the summer and the day with the longest period of sunlight -- by taking a dip in the William Mulholland memorial fountain in Los Feliz. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Amara Mann, 2, and her sister Emery, 9, celebrate the summer solstice -- the official start of the summer and the day with the longest period of sunlight -- by taking a dip in the William Mulholland memorial fountain in Los Feliz.